East Coast

We took on another adventure to visit some friends, Daniel and Jenny McDowell. They moved to Boston last summer so that Dan could attend Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. It is an adventure because we fly stadbye... so there is never a guarantee that we will make our intended flight, therefore we wound up arriving a day early and leaving a day later than planned... barely. (the flight out of Boston that we got on was oversold by one seat and there where 16 standbye passengers trying to get on... and mysteriously Megan and i both got on, and actually had seats next to each other... wow, it does not always turn out like that... but that uncertainty makes it the adventure!)

We also took a road trip to New York city... driving in Time Square definitely added to the adventure. New York is an incredible city, each time I go back it blows me away. Here are some pics from the trip.

"Make Way for Ducklings" at Boston Public Garden.

Grand opening of the Boston Apple Store, now the largest in the US.

Our first night in NYC was a little drizzly.

Dinner at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company.

This was the hotel we stayed at, a block away from time square...

Central Park.

Headed to Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

Thank You Mcdowells.

mickey mouse land

well... i remember it being way cooler when i was like 10. the roller coasters where cool, but i guess it has been a while since i have been on one because i didnt last long. after ride number 3 i was a basket case. so in between california screamin' and the tower of terror we needed to take pit stops at winne the poo land, bugs life, and pirates of the caribbean. bugs life in 3D was probably the highlight.

we joined up with team turner, which made it worth it. this place where "dreams come true" is hardly "the happiest place on earth" but i relived mychild hood through the munchkins. at that age everything is THE BEST and SO COOL! it was actually really fun to see how excited the kids get. by the time we got to the park jayson had the system down with fast passes for everything. thats the way to go if your going to do it. lines are for the ill informed.

these two girls where fearless and great encouragers when i thought that i could not go on...

goofy was getting a little restless with all the paparazzi following him everywhere, i guess enough was enough.

this was on the tower of terror... it was actually a decent ride.

hooked up some cheap tickets on stubhub for the angels game. 5 rows from the top behind home plate...


we had a nice time in LA, but i think next time we will check out the disneyland for big kids... las vegas :)